As ICOS and PD1 binding mediate activating, respectively, inhibitory signals, these results might suggest that, irrespectively of B7 expression on AML blasts, CD8+ T cells are more prone to PD-1-mediated apoptosis, while their CD4+ counterparts are more susceptible to activation, but also to activation-induced cell death. This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and acute myeloid leukemia.